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If anything it’d raise the cost of almonds. Might not reduce almond demand much. All depends the magnitude of the tax. Also is a tax really the best approach?
by bushbaba 5y ago
If anything it’d raise the cost of almonds. Might not reduce almond demand much.
All depends the magnitude of the tax. Also is a tax really the best approach? I’d rather see an auction so that the water goes the most economically useful activity. Similar to the spectrum auctions.
- kansface 5y agoI don’t think the state has the legal authority to auction off established water rights, some of which likely predate the existence of the state.
- coryrc 5y agoTime for eminent domain.
- jefurii 5y agoFifteen or twenty years ago most people had never even heard about almond milk. It got popular because of an intense marketing campaign. So what if it raises the cost of almonds? That would get people to stop doing something stupid like using a huge amount of water in a state that really doesn't have enough.